For this chapter i really don't know anything about boat's so please just go with it.

Chapter 2

Wyman Manderly, Lord of White Harbor, was intrigued. While White Harbor was a busy trade port, never before had they hosted the likes of the party that stood in front of him. The head of the party was introduced to him by ser Oswald as Lady Eragana, and she was beautiful. She was a tall and slender lady with brown eyes and long brown hair that fell in soft waves down her back. She wore a strange outfit of a fitted top that had the look of armour in a pale blue colour that then flowed into a knee length dress. On her legs she had legging and knee high boots. It was obviously an outfit designed to allow her to move easily while at the same time still looked ladylike. Over the top she wore a cape in a darker blue. From inside the cape he could just see the hilt of sword. Clearly this lady was not to be underestimated. Wyman could see that she had the attention of every man in his hall, and he couldn't blame them.

Behind her stood her guards. There was eight guards with her in total and all where in a silvery white armour with there hands resting on the hilts of their swords. Five of them had capes in the same blue colour as the Lady Eragana's flowing down their back. Wyman took this to mean her house colour, although he had yet to see a house sigual. Only three of the men had different capes. The two men that where obviously twins had capes that where gold. One had a black stitching around the edge while the other was done in white. The final man, who was obviously the man in charge after his Lady, had a dark purple cape. He was standing right up behind the Lay Eragana, watching the men in the hall that had taken such an interest in his Lady.

"Lady Eragana, welcome to New Castle. Please, sit and have some food and drink" Wyman wanted to get these strangers under guest right, and hoped they understood what that meant. Once invoked, neither the guest can harm they're host nor the host harm they're guest for the length of the guest's stay. Lady Eragana seemed to stare at him for a few moments before she smiled, dipped her head slightly and spoke for the first time since entering his hall.

"Lord Manderly, we would be honoured to share bread with you". she said in a voice so light and musical Wyman could swear he could hear his guards tremble in pleasure.

Wyman almost sighed in relief. For her to specifically say bread meant that she had understood what he was trying to do. He stood up and gestured to the chair sitting to his left, while his man servant rushed up to pull the chair out. The man in the purple cape followed her and took the seat beside her while the rest of her guards settled around the hall. Noticing his gaze on her companion she introduced him as her right hand man, Lord Arne.

"Ser Oswald mentioned that you where looking for supplies for you ship. What all is it that you are looking for? "Wyman asked, wanting to get a measure of her.

"I am looking to get my ship's resupplied" she started, but Wyman interrupted her "Ships? i was told that you arrived in one ship" he said while glaring down at Oswald.

"We only brought one ship in. We where unsure as to the size of your harbour so we left the other three ship out in the bay".

'three more ships', this might just might get them a good chuck of gold, his ire at Oswald forgotten.

"However we are unsure as to your currency, so we brought with us precious gems in order to do business" as she spoke two of her guards brought forward a chest the length of his fore arm, that he hadn't noticed before and placed it on the table in front of them. They opened up the lid and inside where gems the likes he had never seen before. They where beautiful, and Wyman was sure, cost a fortune.

"We are also hoping to stay and explore this land, before we move on, so we are looking to exchange some of these gems for your currency"

Wyman, who hadn't taken his eyes of the gems replied "Yes yes of course, i'm sure we can come to some agreement. May i ask, What sort of gems are these?"

"We call them White Sapphire's, mined from my home land" Lady Eragana replied. "They make gorgeous jewellery" she said and lifted her left hand, where a simple delicate ring of three sapphires sat on her middle finger, and showed him it. Wyman agreed, it was gorgeous. "They can be cut to what ever size you desire, i simply like them smaller. I can have my man show your jeweller how it is done if it is needed."

"Yes yes, but first lets talk about what supplies you need"

"My quartermaster has made a list of all that we need" As she said this Lord Arne reached into his cloak and brought out a piece of parchment and handed it to Lady Eragana, who then passed it on to him. Wyman opened the parchment and looked down the list. There was nothing extravagant on list, which surprised him, just essential materials needed for a working ship. He'd of thought with a Lady on board she would of went all out.

"There is nothing on this that should be much of a problem. How soon are you needing it? he asked.

"We are in no hurry for most of it, perhaps just some food, water and ale that can be sent out to the ships in the bay to keep them going. We would like to bring one of the ships in and unload the horses if there was the space for them to be stabled"

"How many horses are we talking" Wyman asked, thinking it would only be a few.

"We have twenty horse's on board the Dragons Pearl. My own horse was on board the Blue Dragon and has already been unloaded and settled.

Wyman turned to Ser Oswald, and said "Go to the stables and speak to the stables master, ask how many stables he has free and if there is enough room for the Lady Eragana's party". Ser Oswald was nearly out the door before he stopped speaking. He then turned back to Lady Eragana and said "If you will send word to your ship to come in we can get them settled, i would be honoured to host you and your party"

Eragana rewarded him with an other smile that lit up the room and thanked him for his hospitality before turning to one of the twins "Rolf, go back to the Blue Dragon and send word to the Pearl that they may come in to unload. The Nest and the The Islingr can stay out a little longer"

The twin that stood was tall and dark haired. If it wasn't for the gold tinted armour and slightly feline features, Wyman would of mistaken him for a northerner.

Rolf looked to his Lady and bowed "Yes my Lady" he said before turning for the door.

As the door closed behind him the servants came forward with wine, bread and cold cuts. Wyman motioned for Lady Eragana to be served first, and once everyone was served they started eating.

Lady Eragana was the one to break the silence "Tell me Lord Manderly about this land, i don't believe I've even heard a name for it yet. Only that we a currently in the city of White Harbor".

"You have arrived in Westeros My Lady. *Most of the area of Westeros is covered by a political entity known as the Seven Kingdoms, while the far north beyond the wall includes the free folk. The closest foreign nations to Westeros are the Free Cities, a collection of independent city-states across the narrow sea in western Essos. To the south of Westeros lie the Summer Isle. There are five major cities in Westeros, Kings Landing, Oldtown, Lannisport, Gulltown, and White Harbor. All regions of Westeros south of the Wall were united under the rule of House Targaryen into a nation known as the Seven Kingdoms, which consists of nine provinces. The north is the largest region, nearly as large as the rest of the regions combined. It is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, forests, pine-covered hills and snowcapped mountains, although it also is home to one of the five Westerosi cities, ourselves, White Harbor. The northern climate is cold and harsh in the winter, and occasionally it snows even in the summer. It has been ruled by House Stark from Winterfell for thousands of years. It is much less populated than the south part of Westeros. Its southern frontier lies along the Neck, a marshy isthmus separating it from the Southron kingdoms. The narrowness of the region and the difficulty of the terrain make it a natural border for the north, protecting it from invasion. The riverlands, located south of the Neck, are the fertile areas between the Red, Green, and Blue Forks of the Trident, as well as the Gods Eye and much of the Blackwater Rush. The Riverlands are the domain of the Tullys of Riverrun. Although the riverlands lack a city, they have many large towns, such as Maidenpool and Fairmarket. The Vale lies to the east of the riverlands, surrounded almost completely by the Mountains of the Moon. It consists of vast mountain ranges with the people living in valleys between them and along the coast. The Vale's territory also includes the city of Gultown, the Fingers and numerous islands in the Bite and along the narrow sea. The Vale is under the rule of House Arryn. Their seat, the Eyrie, is a castle high in the mountains, small but unassailable. Due to the Vale's harsh winters, travel is only possible through the mountains during certain seasons. The westerlands are the lands to the west of the riverlands and north of the Reach. It is a smaller region, but is home to some of the richest gold and silver mines in Westeros. The westerlands are ruled by House Lannister of Casterly Rock. Lannisport, lying near Casterly Rock, is the chief settlement of the region and one of the great ports and cities of Westeros. The crownlands are lands ruled directly by the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. These lands include King's Landing and the surrounding areas, including Duskendale and Rosby. Going north, one finds Crackclaw Point and several islands in the narrow sea and Blackwater Bay, including Dragonstone, Driftmark, and Claw Isle. The crownlands are south of the Vale, southeast of the riverlands, and northeast of the Reach, and north of the stormlands. The Reach is the largest region except for the north; it encompasses a region of the most fertile part of Westeros and numerous well-populated villages and towns. The Reach is ruled by House Tyrell from Highgarden. The most prominent city in the Reach is Oldtown. It is the oldest city in Westeros, home to the maesters' Citadel, and the Starry Sept, the previous seat of the Faith. The stormlands, located south of King's Landing, stretch down to the Sea of Dorne and are bordered by Shipbreaker Bay in the east and the Reach in the west. It is one of the smaller regions of Westeros, a land of harsh mountains, stony shores, and verdant forests. Dorne is the southernmost region of Westeros. It stretches from the southern Red Mountains near the Dornish Marches to the southern coast of the continent. It is the hottest kingdom in Westeros and features the only desert on the continent. Dornishmen have a reputation for hot-bloodedness as well. They differ both culturally and ethnically from other Westerosi due to the historical migration of the Rhoynar on ten thousand ships".* Wyman was then interrupted from continuing any further by both Rolf and Oswald returning.

They both approached the table, where Rolf then said to Lady Eragana " The Dragons Pearl is on her way in My Lady"

"Thank you Rolf" she replied. Oswald then stepped forward with news from the stables " We currently have twenty five free stables My Lord"
"Very well, have the carriage ready and we shall go down and meet the Lady Eragana's ship". Wyman said wanting to get a look at these foreign ships in person.

As the carriage approached the harbour Wyman watched out the window as a large ship made it's final approach. She had three masts which had white sails unfurled and on them was a blue dragon curled up with the tip of it's nose touching it's hind legs. The ship was obviously capable of making long journeys with a large cargo however it looked hard to handle in smaller areas.

By the time they made it down to the docks the Dragons Pearl was in, the gangplank had been set in place and the first horse, a chestnut stallion, was being brought of the ship. The other twin stepped forward and took the stallion of the man who had brought him down.

"Have him saddled and ready to go Olav. i'll have Luke saddle Spartan and we can get them up to New Castle" Lady Eragana said while walking up to the stallion and giving him a stoke on the nose when he reached out for attention, she then turned back around and said to the rest of her party " you all do the same with your own." before walking back the way she came to get her own horse.

By the time all the horses had been unloaded the sun was starting to set on the horizon, but Wyman watched from the carriage as a collection of twenty of the finest horses he'd ever seen got ready to make the journey through the city. He had a feeling Lady Eragana was going to make life around White Harbor interesting.

* * - information taken of Wiki.